RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook will run Android apps later this year after a software update. That much we do know. Now, Bloomberg reports that all QNX-based BlackBerry smartphones will run Android apps as well. Is it time for RIM to throw in the towel and …
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Category Archives: Cellphones
Rumor: next year’s BlackBerrys will run Android apps
Posted by admin on August 26, 2011
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DrawBraille phone concept for the blind should be a real thing
Posted by admin on August 25, 2011
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While touchscreen phones may be the wave of the future, they’re not doing any favors for the visually impaired. After all, with nothing tactile on the screen, it’s tough for them to control it. But this DrawBraille concept is the opposite.
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Future cellphone screens could charge with ambient light
Posted by admin on August 24, 2011
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A new tech developed at UCLA would allow touchscreens to power the phones they were attached to via sunlight or ambient light — even the light thrown off by the screen’s own backlight.
Developed at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of …
HP kills off Palm’s webOS
Posted by admin on August 19, 2011
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When Palm launched the webOS mobile software a couple of years ago, it was generally seen as a pretty solid offering and a good alternative to the iPhone. But since then, HP has bought Palm, and not too many webOS devices have been sold. And today, HP …
New to AT&T? Wanna text? Unlimited texting is now only option
Posted by admin on August 18, 2011
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Big changes are on the way for new customers joining AT&T, America’s second largest wireless carrier. AT&T is killing its $10 for 1,000 text messages plan in favor of one choice: $20 for unlimited texts starting August 21.
So, basically,…
Google buys Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion
Posted by admin on August 15, 2011
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Google just made a pretty serious move in the mobile space, buying up Motorola Mobility (the Motorola cellphone business) for a whopping $12.5 billion. It’s the biggest deal Google has ever made, by far.
The deal puts Google right in the…
Amazon CEO patents airbags for cellphones to protect ‘em from drops
Posted by admin on August 12, 2011
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Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos cares about stuff other than Kindles and destroying retail, you know — like a cellphone that can eject mini airbags out of its rear to reduce impact damage.
Filed in February, Geekwire discovered the patent …
All phones looted in the U.K. to be rendered inoperable
Posted by admin on August 11, 2011
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During the recent London riots, a lot of cellphones were stolen from various stores, and many of them are now popping up on the internet for sale. Well, you probably don’t want one of them, as none of them are going to work.
U.K. carrier…
Samsung’s working on friggin’ 720p resolution smartphones
Posted by admin on August 11, 2011
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Smartphone screens are going to start rivaling laptops and tablets real soon. A leaked Samsung roadmap shows the Korean electronic giant is working on two smartphones with resolutions that start at 1280×720 — that’s nearly as sharp as a 13-inch M…
